ἐπορούω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἐπι- (epi-, upon) +‎ ὀρούω (oroúō, rush), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rew- (to rush)

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἐπορούω (eporoúō) (Epic)

  1. to attack, rush upon
  2. to come upon

Conjugation

Further reading

  • ἐπορούω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • ἐπορούω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • ἐπορούω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press